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Rare Dowitcher Bewitches Birdwatchers
Dowitcher by James Lees Hundreds of birdwatchers a day have been flocking to WWT Slimbridge to catch a rare glimpse of a Long-billed Dowitcher, a wading bird, not seen in Gloucestershire for 28 years and the currently
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the washes are still high and therefore conditions are not ideal for migrant waders. Yesterday we rotavated the edges of the pool in front of the visitor centre, these muddy edges are now perfect for waders to feed on, and should hope
New website to be launched
This weekend we are launching a new website but it will mean the current one is off line on Saturday and Sunday. The new website will be an improvment on our current one in terms of the way we show events and what is happening at the centre - my blog will
Today's sightings
WADER LAKE a.m. low tide Lapwing 89 Black Headed Gull 85 Redshank 4 Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 1 Shelduck 4 young SALINE LAGOON a.m. low tide Black headed gull 10 Grey heron 2 WADER LAKE PATH Jay 2 North Wood Jay 1 HAWTHORN WOOD
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 This bird is now well in to its moult and has now replaced all of its greater coverts with large square grey winter feathers. Also the flanks and primary feather have now been replaced with new winter ones. Currently
Recent sightings
Sightings from the 28th July have included Main Lake - 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wigeon ducks, 220 Mallards, 22 Greylags, 20 Tufted ducks and 1 Little Grebe. Wader Marsh – 40 Oystercatchers, 25 Shelducks and 1 Greylag. Fresh Water Lagoon – 1 Common Sandp
Today's sightings
High Tide LITTLE EGRET 3 (Still very scare birds in Scotland, and Caerlaverock hold the highest counts record in Scotland) Peregrine 2 Canada Goose 60 Greylag Goose 500 Bar-headed Goose (usual late summer visitor) Knot 6 (2 in summer plummage) Oystercatch
Out on the reserve today
Water levels on the washes are still high and therefore conditions are not ideal for migrant waders. Yesterday we rotavated the edges of the pool in front of the visitor c [...]
Today's sightings Tues 31st July
WADER LAKE a.m. low tide Lapwing 89 Black Headed Gull 85 Redshank 4 Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 1 Shelduck 4 young SALINE LAGOON a.m. low tide Black headed gul [...]
Recent Sightings
Sightings from the 28th July have included Main Lake - 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wigeon ducks, 220 Mallards, 22 Greylags, 20 Tufted ducks and 1 Little Grebe. Wader Marsh – 40 Oys [...]
Todays Sightings
High Tide LITTLE EGRET 3 (Still very scare birds in Scotland, and Caerlaverock hold the highest countsrecord in Scotland) Peregrine 2 Canada Goose 60 Greylag Goose 500 Bar-headed Goose (us [...]
Wildlife sightings for 31st July 2012
17 Teal - main lake, wader scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake long shingle island 1 Redshank - grazing marsh 50+ Swift - over reservoir lagoon, grazing marsh Recent bird highlig [...]
Today's sightings
The South Lake LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 1 This bird is now well in to its moult and has now replaced all of its greater coverts with large square grey winter feathers. Also the flanks and primary fea [...]
Just as demanding as human children?
The young greater flamingos are growing up fast and are actually starting to resemble what a flamingo looks like now. Although they have their dirty grey plumage, which they will keep for a while, they are definitely more "flamingo shaped". All three chic
Cuckoo and other birds
This juvenile Cuckoo (with caterpillar) has been hanging around for the past few days, generally seen perched on posts. Waders so far included Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 65 Black-tailed Godwit and 10+ Common Snipe. Two K